Dogs

Ahhhh…. there’s nothing like a little puppy breath to brighten your day. Puppies and dogs are fun, but they can require a lot of work. Here are some links and videos on one of our favorite subjects — dogs:

1. How do you teach a dog to shake hands? Have a look at http://youtu.be/sfv9DvEDlpo, (in the YouTube playlist, below). You’ll learn how to use treats to get your dog to do just about any- thing. Here’s some tricks for dog walking http://bit.ly/Hd0w.

2. Help! I’m afraid of dogs! They sometimes growl, and scare me. Go to this Australian site http://bit.ly/zAC8tj and you’ll learn that many times, dogs are just as afraid of you! Don’t pet a strange dog unless a parent and the owner say it’s ok, and never try to take a dog’s food.

Bloodhounds are called noses with dogs attached, for good reason. At PBS http://to.pbs.org/wy19Y4 you will learn that a bloodhound’s nose is 40 times stronger than yours. It can also follow the same scent for up to 130 miles!

Application:

1. Raise a Seeing Eye Dog. Visit http://www.seeingeye.org and you can learn how you can adopt a puppy, and raise it to become a helper to somebody who had trouble seeing.

2. Teach a Dog a Trick. Materials needed: One dog — young or old — and some dog treats. You’ll also need a lot of patience. Now go to http://www.loveyourdog.com/tricks2.html and pick one of the tricks. Start with something simple, like “shake” or “lay down” and then move on to “stay” and “roll over.”